Bill Clinton Quotes

Climate change...is, simply, the greatest collective challenge we face as a human family.

Climate change: Never before in history have human beings been called on to act collectively in defence of the Earth

Climate change: I say the debate is over. We know the science, we see the threat and we know that the time for action is now

No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change.

I believe that climate change represents one of the greatest threats to our national security and our planet.

[Barack] Obama's out there saying it's the number one national security threat [climate change], and he's got his Joint Chiefs of Staff out there planning American battles, military engagements on that basis.

The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril

Climate change is more remote than terror but a more profound threat to the future of the children and the grandchildren and the great-grandchildren I hope all of you have.

Unfortunately, the issues of climate change, unlike many other issues, are very subtle because the changes we observe are very, very subtle.

It seems clear to me also that climate change is a problem which can no longer be left to our future generation.

The scientific evidence is now overwhelming: climate change presents very serious global risks, and it demands an urgent global response.

Climate change is real. In order to alter this reality, we need all hands on deck.

What do we do about climate change bearing down upon us?

If you are interested enough in the climate crisis to read this post, you probably know that 2 degrees Centigrade of warming (or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) is the widely acknowledged threshold for "dangerous" climate change.

If we don't succeed on the climate change agenda, we risk getting feedbacks that undermine everything else.

Human induced climate change is real, and the evidence is right in front of us. It threatens our shores. It promises to bring intense heat waves and powerful storms. It has the power to disrupt our economy, endanger our food supply, and imperil global stability. We must take action to stop it.

We need to take urgent action on climate change.

Climate change is probably the greatest long-term challenge facing the human race.

Talk about science with everyone you meet. Especially talk about climate change. It needs to become a part of our everyday conversation (the way it is everywhere else in the world).

Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder the problem will be to solve.

Tackling climate change is a collective endeavour, it means collective accountability and it's not too late

Climate change poses clear, catastrophic threats. We may not agree on the extent, but we certainly can't afford the risk of inaction.

I like to think of climate action as a three-legged stool.

We'll never get there if we let the climate crisis bloom unchecked, so for the moment the key is to organize, organize, organize!

You can't just do one of the things, because it won't be enough to combat the climate change that we're already starting to experience. It will only get worse.